Court won’t review EPA rule
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) — The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday declined to review an Environmental Protection Agency rule that set standards for sulfur dioxide. The denial was one of many made in
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) — The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday declined to review an Environmental Protection Agency rule that set standards for sulfur dioxide. The denial was one of many made in
From the U.S. State Department – The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack on innocent worshipers today in northern Iraq. The United States stands with the Iraqi people and will continue
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Transportation has determined it can now issue driver’s licenses or nonoperator identification (ID) cards to persons granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status based on
Testimony from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton – Opening Remarks Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Washington, DC January 23, 2013 Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and I thank you
DES MOINES – In ruling last week, the Iowa Supreme Court declined to broaden to regular citizens protections enjoyed my the media against libel lawsuits. In comparing a regular citizen using social media
NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (UPI) — U.S. stock indexes rose in New York Wednesday with two major boards starting the day at five-year highs. The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 23 (UPI) — An Oregon man who told officers he had anger issues has been arrested after deputies said he put his grandmother’s dog in the oven when the
TUZ KHURMATU, Iraq, Jan. 23 (UPI) — At least 35 people were killed by a suicide bomber, and many more injured, near a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq, police said Wednesday. The
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) — Defense officials said Wednesday Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will clear the way for women to serve multiple combat roles in the U.S. military. The Washington publication Roll
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, Jan. 23 (UPI) — An Ohio couple have admitted punishing his three children by imprisoning them in storage boxes and pouring water on them. Under James Taylor’s plea agreement, he
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) — The House Wednesday approved a temporary suspension of the debt ceiling, removing the threat of default on U.S. obligations. The measure now goes to the Senate where
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 23 (UPI) — Debe Terhar, president of Ohio’s board of education, removed her Facebook page after comparisons between Adolf Hitler and President Barack Obama were posted. Although the photograph
MASON CITY – The Mason City Council met for a work session Tuesday evening and took a look at a preliminary capitol improvement budget for fiscal year 2013-2014. No decisions were final
WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement on the Senate floor today regarding the need for bipartisan action from the President to solve Washington’s out-of-control spending problem:
Bills Filed Files Title Sponsor House HF 54 A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of patient information held by a pharmacy and providing a penalty. Isenhart Study Bills Senate
Testimony from Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC January 23, 2013 — Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, members of the committee,
MASON CITY – Police have announced the arrest of two North Iowa men on sexual abuse charges. Mason City police said Tuesday that Tyler Edward Teepe, age 19 of Charles City and
ELYRIA, Ohio, Jan. 22 (UPI) — An Elyria, Ohio, man pleaded no contest to assault charges for beating two children with a belt at a birthday party at his home, court records
FORT BRAGG, N.C., Jan. 22 (UPI) — U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair deferred entering a plea Tuesday at his Fort Bragg, N.C., arraignment on charges including fraud and forcible sodomy.
EDMONTON, Alberta, Jan. 22 (UPI) — A Canadian man who served an eight-year prison term for sexually abusing his stepson was acquitted after the stepson confessed he lied. The Alberta Court of
DENVER, Jan. 22 (UPI) — Felons in Colorado can get hunting licenses but may not possess firearms, and gun advocates say there should be an exception for non-violent felons. Law enforcement officials
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) — U.S. sales of existing homes slowed in December, but were up from December 2011 and total sales for 2012 reached a five-year high, a trade group said
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 22 (UPI) — Dish Network Corp. said it would close 300 out of 800 U.S. Blockbuster stores at the loss of about 3,000 jobs. The company, “continues to see
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Jan. 22 (UPI) — Joe Paterno’s legacy has changed in the year since his death, but State College, Pa., has not forgotten him, residents say. Paterno, longtime Penn State
MASON CITY – Kayleigh Rea Hormann, age 21, of Mason City has pled guilty to a simple misdemeanor count of 5th degree theft for stealing a Toys for Tots donation canister at the Mason
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) — President Obama would sign a Republican-backed measure suspending the U.S. debt ceiling through mid-May if it lands on his desk, a spokesman said Tuesday. White House press
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 22 (UPI) — The Nashville Predators put the Minnesota Wild away 3-1 Tuesday with a pair of third-period goals by Martin Erat and David Legwand. Erat’s unassisted backhander
NORTON, Kan., Jan. 22 (UPI) — A portrait of Republican Mitt Romney, the 2012 U.S. runner-up, joined those of 59 other presidential election also-rans Tuesday at a gallery in a Kansas bank.
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Jan. 22 (UPI) — Owners of a bankrupt Massachusetts pharmacy blamed for a deadly meningitis outbreak got millions of dollars in pay and profits last year, court records show. The
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (UPI) — Trading for quarterback Tim Tebow wasn’t New York Jets owner Woody Johnson’s idea, as widely assumed, a man who interviewed to head the Jets’ front office
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) — Beyonce lip-synched “The Star Spangled Banner” at President Barack Obama’s inauguration, a representative for the U.S. Marine Band told the New York Post. “All music is prerecorded
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), an Alliant Energy company, is participating in the Iowa One Call 2013 Excavator Safety Awareness Program offered at locations throughout the state.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (UPI) — First lady Michelle Obama rolled her eyes at John Boehner in Washington because he was quietly teasing her husband about why he quit smoking, a lip
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 22 (UPI) — Sean Payton was reinstated, effective immediately, as head coach of the New Orleans Saints, the National Football League announced Tuesday. Payton is free to rejoin the
AMES, Iowa – Jan. 23, 2013 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Tuesday, Feb. 5, to discuss the proposed bridge replacement on U.S. 65 over a